Stone Creek Camp / Andersson Wise Architects 12 Oct 2010 By Nico Saieh Filed under: Featured ,Houses ,Selected , Andersson Wise Architects, Steel, Stone, USA, Wood

Architects: Andersson Wise Architects Location: Bigfork, Montana, USA Project Team: Arthur Andersson, Chris Wise, Christopher Sanders, Becky Joye Contractor: Bigfork Builders, Martel Construction Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Art Gray

This remote Montana Camp is situated along a sloping hill, leading visitors to discover the site progressively. From the gatehouses, a path leads down the hill to the master house, main lodge, and guesthouse. The buildings offer warm, almost cave-like spaces as well as expansive porches, open to the views and sunlight. Small windows and thick walls facing into the slope of the site are contrasted with entire walls that open up towards the lake. Inhabitants may choose to be outdoors while inside by sliding open walls or moving outside to spaces that are more civilized than the outlying wilderness. Similarly, with each bedrooms separate screened-in space, it is always possible to sleep in nature and yet still be secure within the building.

The materials and textures of these buildings connect them to the site. The effect is paradoxical: despite their size, the camps large structures seem to emerge from the rock, wood, and grasses that surround them. Like the lake, they feel as if they have been and will be here forever.

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